Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A15 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- Geekbench 6 shows 47% faster single-core and 32% faster multi-core performance
- 6% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 58% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 9000 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer Bluetooth 5.3 vs 5.0
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Released 2 months later - (November 2021 vs september 9, 2021)
- 76% higher memory frequency (3750 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
61
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
60
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
85
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
69
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +43%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 397,445 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 143,582 |
| UX | 462,330 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +47%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +32%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 4,361 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
–
– |
| Free Fire |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Apple A15 Bionic
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |